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Samsung Introduces Industry's
Fastest GDDR3 Graphics Memory Device
SAN JOSE, Calif. --(Business Wire)-- Feb.
9, 2004 The 8Mx32 GDDR3, the latest addition to Samsung's family of high-speed GDDR memory
devices, offers gaming systems clock speeds of up to 800MHz
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., the world leader in advanced semiconductor memory
technology, today announced mass production of the industry's highest speed monolithic
memory device, a Graphics Double Data Rate 3 (GDDR3) capable of achieving clock speeds of
up to 800MHz. The GDDR3 is set to enable a new generation of ultra-high-density graphic
memory cards designed to support high-end gaming systems, workstations and high-end
portable computers.
"Our 8Mx32 GDDR3 provides customers
with the fastest graphics memory on the planet at lower power consumption than existing
graphics systems," said Mueez Deen, director of marketing for DRAM and Graphic memory
products at Samsung Semiconductor Inc., San Jose, California. "It is a lower cost,
lower power and faster alternative to equivalent density stacked solutions today."
"NVIDIA's advanced GPU architectures
combined with high speed memory technology are paving the way for the cinematic computing
age," said Bryn Young, director of memory marketing and sales at NVIDIA. "With
the aid of high-speed memory technology such as Samsung's new GDDR-3 graphics memory,
NVIDIA will continue to advance graphics technology at an incredible pace so game
developers have the freedom to stretch the limits of the cinematic computing
experience."
The GDDR3 graphics memory device offers
an 800MHz alternative to the industry standard GDDR1, which achieves clock speeds of up to
400MHz. It will enable high speed 256 MBytes and 512 MBytes graphics cards as well as
power efficient 128 MBytes notebook solutions. This combination of performance and density
will further enable a realistic, cinematic experience in computer generated graphics
imaging. -0-
8Mx32 GDDR COMPARISON TABLE
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Features GDDR1 Stacked GDDR1 GDDR3
Data Rate less than or less than or less
than or
equal to equal to equal to
800Mb/s 800Mb/s 1600Mb/s
Core Voltage 1.8V 2.8V 1.8V
I/O Voltage 1.8V 2.8V 1.8V
On-Die Termination None None YES
Core Power @ 400MHz 1.2W 3.0W 1.2W
I/O Power High High 30% Lower
Off Chip Driver
Calibration None None YES
Output Drive Push Pull Push Pull Open
Drain
DQS Scheme Bi-Directional Bi-Directional
Uni-Directional
Single-Ended Single-Ended Single-Ended
About Samsung Electronics
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a global
leader in semiconductor, telecommunication, and digital convergence technology. Samsung
Electronics employs approximately 70,000 people in 87 offices in 47 countries. Samsung
Electronics is the world's leading producer of advanced semiconductors, TFT-LCDs, CDMA
mobile phones, monitors and VCRs. Samsung Electronics consists of four main business
units: Device Solution Network, Digital Media Network, Telecommunication Network and
Digital Appliance Network Businesses.
The Device Solution Network specializes
in semiconductor and TFT-LCD display products for industrial, mobile and advanced
computing applications, offering a full line of key solutions of DRAMs, SRAMs, Display
Driver ICs, Smart Card ICs, TFT-LCD panels and Flash memories. The Device Solution Network
operates 11 overseas sales subsidiaries and mass production facilities to maximize on hand
customer support. For more information, visit our website at http://www.samsungsemi.com.
Samsung Semiconductor Inc., a wholly
owned U.S. subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., is located in San Jose, Calif.
More information can be found at http://www.usa.samsungsemi.com.
Samsung Semiconductor Europe, a wholly
owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., is headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany
and London, UK with sales offices all over Europe. More information can be found at
http://www.samsungsemi.de.
